Title: | Attraction of reproductive honey bee swarms to artificial nests by Nasonov pheromone |
Address: | "Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS, 2000 E. Allen Road, 85719, Tucson, Arizona" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "A crossover experimental design was established to test the attractancy of Nasonov pheromone to reproductive swarms of honey bees. Nineteen swarms were attracted to artificial nest cavities containing a slow-release blend of the Nasonov components citral, geraniol, and nerolic + geranic acids, and only four swarms were attracted to pheromone-free artificial nests. The results indicate that Nasonov pheromone plays a key role in the attraction of honey bee swarms to nest cavities" |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINESchmidt, J O eng 1994/05/01 J Chem Ecol. 1994 May; 20(5):1053-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02059741" |